The law, which gained momentum after the death of nursing student Laken Riley, requires jailers to work with federal authorities to identify people in custody who are undocumented.

Jailers in Georgia must now check the immigration status of inmates and apply to help enforce federal immigration law. That's after Gov.

The immigration-related bill gained momentum after Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student, was murdered on the University of Georgia campus in Athens and an undocumented immigrant was charged.